Japan's Political Marketplace - Hardcover

Ramseyer, J. Mark; Rosenbluth, Frances M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674472802 ISBN 13: 9780674472808

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Mark Ramseyer and Frances McCall Rosenbluth show how rational-choice theory can be applied to Japanese politics. Using the concept of principal and agent,Ramseyer

About this title

About the Author:

J. Mark Ramseyer is Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies, Harvard University Law School.

Review:

Ramseyer and Rosenbluth present a view of Japanese politics that coherently links voters, politicians, bureaucrats, and judges into patterns of interaction governed by the logic of the 'political marketplace.' They succeed in demonstrating that many of the analytical tools developed to study the politics of advanced Western democracies are not only applicable in the Japanese context, but also are capable of yielding novel interpretations of politics in Japan.
--Amy Searight (Pacific Affairs)

[A] Well researched and carefully thought out study of Japanese politics.
--Hugh Cortazzi (Asian Affairs)

Fodder for scholarly research for years to come.
--Steven R. Reed (American Journal of Sociology)

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0674472802
• ISBN 13: 9780674472808
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272